If their suppliers can get their acts together, they’ll make 400/wk sometime in the first quarter.
They know they can’t screw up. It would be tough for the company to survive a recall, so they’re ramping slower than original plan. They do claim to be on pace for over 2500 deliveries in the fourth quarter, which is an average of about 200/wk production.
I don’t think they’ll have any problem making 20,000 next year. At least not a production problem. If they have a problem, it’ll be financing. They have about 16,000 orders right now, and have gotten 2600 new ones so far this quarter. I just don’t know how many customers there are out there for this $60-$100,000 vehicle.
Personally, I think they’ll hit a wall, similarly to the Volt. Tho’ who knows? The car is gorgeous, and can kick a BMW all over the road.
If stuff goes through the crapper again, you can’t guarantee they won’t raise the car price on you AFTER the fact, like they did before.
Have the fixed the problem where if the battery fully discharges, the car becomes a worthless brick?